Vietnamese player Hoang An wins silver in world blitz chess event

19/08/2019
15:15
GMT+7

Vietnamese young player, Tong Thai Hoang An, clinched the silver medal in the U8 girls’ blitz event of the 3rd World Cadets Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships, which concluded in Belarus on August 18.

Vietnamese young player Tong Thai Hoang An (Photo: FIDE)

An, who was the winner of G8 (under eight-years-old) category of the Asian Youth Chess Championships 2019, suffered only 1 loss after being beaten by Diana of Russia, who won the gold medal at the blitz event.